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Soybean meal vs. Cereal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between soybean meal and cereal?

  • Soybean meal is higher in copper, manganese, phosphorus, potassium, and magnesium; however, cereal is richer in vitamin B1, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, iron, and vitamin B3.
  • Cereal's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 466% more.
  • Cereal contains 24 times less potassium than soybean meal. Soybean meal contains 2490mg of potassium, while cereal contains 105mg.

We used Soy meal, defatted, raw and Cereals ready-to-eat, USDA Commodity Corn and Rice (includes all commodity brands) types in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 219% 73% 220% 514% 667% 138% 300% 0.39% 496% 18%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 3% 9.3% 1277% 46% 207% 33% 104% 103% 34%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1510.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2340%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2271.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +1359.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +810.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +381%
Contains more IronIron +148.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +50.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +90.9%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0.67% 0% 0% 173% 58% 49% 119% 131% 0% 0% 227% 0%
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 128% 271% 1.6% 0% 1572% 893% 555% 14% 1381% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +774.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +40600%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +810%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1441.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1045%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +952%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Soybean meal Cereal DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.691mg 6.288mg 466%
Vitamin B6 0.569mg 5.986mg 417%
Vitamin B2 0.251mg 3.87mg 278%
Iron 13.7mg 34.06mg 255%
Copper 2mg 0.137mg 207%
Vitamin B3 2.587mg 29.62mg 169%
Manganese 3.8mg 0.79mg 131%
Vitamin A 2µg 814µg 90%
Phosphorus 701mg 77mg 89%
Protein 49.2g 6.06g 86%
Folate 303µg 76%
Potassium 2490mg 105mg 70%
Magnesium 306mg 19mg 68%
Vitamin C 0mg 38.5mg 43%
Vitamin B5 1.976mg 0.226mg 35%
Sodium 3mg 795mg 34%
Calcium 244mg 10mg 23%
Zinc 5.06mg 7.6mg 23%
Carbs 35.89g 86.85g 17%
Fiber 1.4g 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.045g 0.354g 5%
Selenium 3.3µg 6.3µg 5%
Calories 337kcal 378kcal 2%
Fats 2.39g 1.08g 2%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.409g 0.204g 1%
Net carbs 35.89g 85.45g N/A
Sugar 10.35g N/A
Saturated fat 0.268g 0.26g 0%
Tryptophan 0.653mg 0.066mg 0%
Threonine 1.952mg 0.241mg 0%
Isoleucine 2.18mg 0.26mg 0%
Leucine 3.66mg 0.767mg 0%
Lysine 2.991mg 0.113mg 0%
Methionine 0.606mg 0.13mg 0%
Phenylalanine 2.346mg 0.365mg 0%
Valine 2.243mg 0.344mg 0%
Histidine 1.212mg 0.162mg 0%
Fructose 0.26g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
49% 2% 36% 7% 6%
Protein: 49.2 g
Fats: 2.39 g
Carbs: 35.89 g
Water: 6.94 g
Other: 5.58 g
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6% 87% 4% 2%
Protein: 6.06 g
Fats: 1.08 g
Carbs: 86.85 g
Water: 3.78 g
Other: 2.23 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +711.9%
Contains more FatsFats +121.3%
Contains more WaterWater +83.6%
Contains more OtherOther +150.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +142%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
16% 24% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.268 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.409 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.045 g
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32% 25% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.26 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.204 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.354 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +100.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +195.2%
~equal in Saturated fat ~0.26g

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Soybean meal - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172445/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.